University of Technology Braunschweig

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Characterization of the Interaction of Primary Cells from the Rat Inner Ear with Polymer Films As Coatings for Cochlear Implant Electrode Surface

Gudrun Brandes¹, Christoph Hadler², Athanasia Warnecke³, Jasmin Bohlmann³, Wiebke Dempwolf², Henning Menzel², Thomas Lenarz³, Kirsten Wissel³

¹Institute of Neuroanatomy and Cell Biology, Hannover Medical School, ²Institute for Technical Chemistry, University of Technology Braunschweig, ³Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hannover Medical School

Here, we present an immunocytochemical and electron microscopical protocol that enables qualitative and quantitative characterization of the interaction of the primary spiral ganglion neurons and other cell types within ultrathin polymer films.